# Accident 20060312030459A: Kaman K1200, Dexter, OR, March 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dexter, OR
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GZ9L
- Location: 43.7961° N, 122.7808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7961&lon=-122.7808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133KA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K1200
- Reported engine: LYC T5317A1LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312030459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO THE LOG LANDING WITH A LOAD FROM THE NORTH EAST, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED POOR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS. THE PILOT STOPPED HIS DESCENT, OVER FLEW THE LANDING AND RELEASED THE LOAD CLEAR OF GROUND PERSONNEL. THE PILOT THEN RELEASED THE LONG LINE AND CONTINUED SOUTH EAST TO FIND A CLEARING TO LAND. THE PILOT CONTINUED FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE EXPERIENCING POOR MANEUVERABILITY AND INCREASING VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WHERE HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AND CRASHED ON A HILLSIDE. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED CUTS, BRUISES AND A CRACKED STERNUM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA06LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA065), Mar 12, 2006: Kaman K-1200 (N133KA), Dexter, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify the overspeed of the helicopter's main rotors due to a turbine governor malfunction, and his failure to take the appropriate actions described in the Flight Manual's…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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